Sarcopenia: An independent predictor of mortality in community-dwelling older Korean men

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1244-1252

  Kim, Jung Hee ^a   Lim, Soo ^b   Choi, Sung Hee ^b   Kim, Kyoung Min ^b   Yoon, Ji Won ^a   Kim, Ki Woong ^b   Lim, Jae Young ^b   Park, Kyong Soo ^a   Jang, Hak Chul ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Body composition; Epidemiology; Functional performance; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATHOLOGY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SARCOPENIA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84922269530     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu050     Document Type: Article

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